Jaw-Dropping Mom Moments of 2012

These moms had us scratching our heads and wondering, "What in the world were you thinking?!"

We've all heard the old adage, "Mother knows best," but let's be real: some moms are woefully misguided and way, way off the mark. Just because you've got offspring doesn't give you an official Get Out of Jail Free card. From Honey Boo Boo's mom to Tanning Mom (Remember her? The mom who had a face that looked like an old leather wallet?), we saw some of the craziest mothers out there in 2012.

Some of these moms are just wacky, and some are downright troubling. But we're calling out all these moms on their outrageous "Mommy Dearest"-type antics in our roundup of the most jaw-dropping mom moments of 2012.